Inflation word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "inflation" word

[noun] the act of filling something with air
[noun] lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
[noun] (cosmology) a brief exponential expansion of the universe (faster than the speed of light) postulated to have occurred shortly after the big bang
[noun] a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"

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\In*fla"tion\, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.] 1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion; enlargement. --Boyle. 2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit; vanity. --B. Jonson. 3. Undue expansion or increase, from overissue; -- said of currency. [U.S.]

Synonyms for inflation

ostentation, ostentatiousness, pomposity, pompousness, pretentiousness, rising prices, splashiness

Antonyms: deflation, deflation, disinflation

Related terms: access, ascent, ballooning, ballyhoo, Barnumism, bloat, bloatedness, blowing up, business index, convolution, extravagance, famine price, gassiness, grace of expression, heightening, jump, manner of speaking, mounting, ostentation, overemphasis, pompous prolixity, pontificality, proliferation, rhetoric, sententiousness, strain, swelling utterance, turgidness, vein, windiness

The fun area, different aproach to word »inflation«

Let's analyse "inflation" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NOITALFNI. Average typing speed for these characters is 2475 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: .. -. ..-. .-.. .- - .. --- -.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: inflation: 9 + 1 + 9 + 6 = 25, reduced: 7 . and the final result is Seven.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: inflation: 9 + 5 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 46, reduced: 1, and the final result is One.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
A (1)	1	Magician	Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
F (1)	6	Lovers	Practical, Faithful, Organizer
I (2)	9	Hermit	Independent, Researcher, Intell,igent
L (1)	12	Hanged Man	Leader, Teacher, Healer, Decisive
N (2)	14	Temperance	Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful

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